Cut-Price Paradise

13 July - 29 July, 2017

Artist(s):

Sarnath Banerjee$ART0012

Project 88 is pleased to present Cut-Price Paradise, six animation films by Sarnath Banerjee that explore the idiosyncratic textures of urban life to broadly comment on human behavior and identity. He playfully dramatizes mundane moments to make viewers reexamine their perceptions of history and the value of knowledge.

1943
English, 7 min, 2007, India
Looking through the lens of childhood ambitions, this film addresses the societal and cultural impacts of the Bengal Famine.

Bachelor of 21 Dreams
English, 8 min, 2011, India
“Men live in buildings; buildings live in men.” Through his iconic “city of gates”, Banerjee translates the relationship between a city and its people.

Bengali Tourist
English, 4 min, 2003, India
With reference to legendary explorer Ibn Battuta as well as Bengali local Digital Datta, this film questions the value of travel.